Hose for washing machines



Dec. 27, 1938. 14101-111501! 1 2,141,916

HOSE FOR WASHING MACHINES Filed Aug. 15, 1936 Inventor: Timothy A. Johnson,

1 1 W 6! His Attorng Patented Dec. 27, P38

HOSE FOR. WASHING MACHINES Timothy A. Johnson, Milford, Conn., assignor to General Electric Company, a corporation of New York Application August 15, 1936, Serial No. 96,233

1 Claim.

The present invention relates to hose for use with washing machines equipped with pumps to discharge liquid therefrom.

It has been customary to provide the drain 5 hose for pump equipped washing machines with a hook-shaped metal portion or goose-neck at the discharge end for the purpose of supporting the hose on the edge of a receptacle such as a sink. Since the metal goose-neck is rigid it is necessary to provide a swivel connection between it and the hose, and it is further necessary to pack this swivel connection to prevent leakage. With this construction there is also some likelihood that the metal goose-neck may strike the washing machine tub or the receptacle into which the hose is discharging and thereby injure the finish.

. The object ofmy invention is to provide an improved construction for drain hose for washing machines which will overcome the disadvantages enumerated above. For a consideration of what I believe to be novel and my invention attenti'onis directed to the accompanying description and the claim appended thereto.

In the accompanying drawing, Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a washing machine equipped with a drain hose embodyingmy invention; Fig. 2 is a fragmentary view showing the pump connected to the bottom of the washing machine tub and to the drain hose; and Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional elevation of the hook-shaped end of the drain hose.

Referring to the drawing, there is shown a washing machine having a tub I provided with 5 a drain opening 2 in its bottom wall which is connected to the inlet 3a of a pump 3. The pump is driven through a pulley 4, for example by the motor (not shown) which drives the washing machine. The outlet 5 of the pump is 40 connected to one end of a flexible hose 6 made oi rubber or other material having the properties of rubber. The discharge end of the hose is molded in the form of a hook-shaped portion or goose-neck 1. Since the goose-neck is integral with the hose there is no joint between the goose-neck and the hose which will require packing.

Due to the inherent properties of rubber the goose-neck is'self-sustaining in that it normally assumes the position shown, but, if necessary, can be temporarily bent in any direction from this position and, when released, will return to its normal positiom For example,

will return to its normal position.

The gooseneck is sufllciently rigid 'so that when hooked over the edge of a receptacle it will support the hose.

The arm la of the goose-neck may also be bent by the operator to direct the stream discharged from the hose in any desired direction. Another advantage of thishose construction is that it has no metal parts to strike against the washing machine tub and injure the finish.

Fig. 1 shows one manner of using the'drain hose.

when the washing machine is not in use the goose-neck is inserted through an opening 8 'in the covert, thereby holding the hose in the When the hose, is used to full line position.

discharge liquid from the washing machine thegoose-neck' is hooked over the edge of a receptacle, such as a sink to as shown in dotted lines, and supports the hose for discharge therein.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is:

In a washing machine orthe like having a pump for pumping liquid therefrom, a flexible hose of rubber like material adapted to be connected at one end to the outlet of the pump and at the other end being permanently formed into a hook-shaped portion, said hook-shaped portion being self-sustaining in that it will return to its normal shape after being bent in any discharge therein.

'm/io'rHY A. Jo mson. 

